Month: July 2020

Jul 14 2020

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Brain activity signature catches schizophrenia before symptoms appear

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A robust new study investigating brain activity patterns in schizophrenia patients and their siblings is suggesting a specific brain “signature” could detect the condition in subjects before clinical …

Jul 14 2020

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Cariprazine Trumps Risperidone for Negative Schizophrenia Symptoms

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Cariprazine is more effective than risperidone for persistent negative symptoms in schizophrenia and appears to be effective in patients resistant to previous treatment with other antipsychotic agents …

Jul 14 2020

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Brain ‘signature’ could help to diagnose schizophrenia

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People with schizophrenia and their healthy siblings share patterns of brain activity that are different from those seen in individuals with no family history of the disorder, scientists from EPFL...

Jul 14 2020

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Abnormal patterns in brain activity could help detect schizophrenia

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Swiss researchers have found the same brain “signature” in sufferers of the disorder and their healthy siblings.

Jul 13 2020

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Amygdala changes in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

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Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan have revealed that DNA methylation occurs in the gene that codes serotonin transporter (SERT), a protein that regulates neurotransmitter transmission, in …

Jul 13 2020

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Cariprazine Trumps Risperidone for Negative Schizophrenia Symptoms

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Cariprazine is more effective than risperidone for persistent negative symptoms in schizophrenia and appears to be effective in patients resistant to previous treatment with other antipsychotic agents …

Jul 13 2020

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What’s Causing the Dyspnea, Choking Feeling in Woman With Schizophrenia?

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A 27-year-old woman presents to an emergency department (ED) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, due to a choking sensation and extreme shortness of breath. She states that her symptoms have varied...

Jul 13 2020

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DNA hypermethylation correlated with reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia

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Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan have revealed that DNA methylation occurs in the gene that codes serotonin transporter (SERT), a protein that regulates neurotransmitter transmission, in …

Jul 13 2020

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People with delusions understand metaphor differently – here’s how it could help explain schizophrenia

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People with a diagnosis of schizophrenia will have been, just like anyone else, exposed to non-literal language from childhood. But research suggests that they have difficulty accurately interpreting …

Jul 12 2020

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Amygdala changes in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

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Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan have revealed that DNA methylation occurs in the gene that codes serotonin transporter (SERT), a protein that regulates neurotransmitter transmission, in …